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DOJ, DHS officials discuss the 'how' of information sharing

Successful information sharing through N-DEx , the law enforcement community's national data exchange operated by the FBI, depends on mutual respect for member organizations and their...

More information sharing forums won't improve sharing, says former White House CIO

Information sharing is a core component of many of the cybersecurity proposals on the Hill, but a former White House chief information officer says there are already many cybersecurity...

McCain cybersecurity bill aims for legal frameworks, updates, not structural changes

Rather than set up a distinct entity for cybersecurity information sharing, newly-introduced legislation in the Senate would leverage current federal "cybersecurity centers." The Strengthening and

Agencies not sharing enough information, says Karen Evans

Even by federal internal measures, information sharing remains a challenge, said Karen Evans, who occupied the position of federal chief information officer during most of the George W. Bush

Intel chief looks to metadata, identity management to prevent WikiLeaks redux

The intelligence community has embarked on a 5 year metadata and identity management effort meant to prevent a repeat of incidents such as the WikiLeaks disclosure of State Department cables, said

E.U. body outlines broad security goals for industrial control systems

A Dec. 19 report by the European Network and Information Security Agency to E.U. member states proposes seven broad recommendations for improving industrial control system security. Among ENISA's

Security information sharing at TSA inconsistent, says GAO

The Transportation Security Administration has several programs for sharing security information, but the availability and quality of information needs improvement, according to a Nov. 21 Government

GAO: Many DOJ agents refusing to use information-sharing tools

Only 65 percent of agents at Justice Department law enforcement components use deconfliction databases to determine roles and responsibilities during an investigation, according to a Government

GAO: Noncompliant Army device makes 13% of DoD biometric records non-searchable, -sharable

An Army-owned and -operated biometric device used in Iraq and Afghanistan, which accounts for 13 percent of biometric records maintained by the entire Defense Department, fails to comply with data

NASCIO urges NIEM adoption

States should adopt the National Information Exchange Model data sharing construct, urged the National Association of State Chief Information Officers in an April 28 statement . NIEM is a set of